A pilgrimage to the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe is often the last best hope for people seeking clues to their family history.
At the Dimmick, files dating to 1829 are archived on microfilm,...
Safe Haven Pet Rescue will hold an Adoption Day on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Berger's Agway, Route 209, Brodheadsville.
Safe Haven will have many beautiful young dogs available for y...
The Panther Valley Public Library, 117 E. Bertsch St., Lansford, will open its Adult Reading Club at 11 a.m., Aug. 13 with a discussion of "The Help" by Katherine Stockett.
The heart-wrenching story d...
Tamaqua police spent a considerable amount of time in the past week dealing with Shiane Follweiler, 18, who uses multiple addresses.
On July 24 officers were dispatched to 322 W. Broad St. and 295 Hig...
The Trinity United Church of Christ in Tamaqua is having their monthly Outreach Soup Social on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in their social hall. The meal is free to the public and everybody is w...
An arson fire destroyed a log loader in an incident in Schuylkill County.
State police at Frackville said the incident occurred in a remote wooded area along a utility pole line off Catawissa Road, in...
The Bach and Handel Chorale is holding rehearsals and auditions for the fall 2011 season at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 and 22, at St. John's Lutheran Church, 319 South Ave., Jim Thorpe. Please go to ...
Jailed 17 months
Robert Warren McFarland, 40, Pottsville, found guilty by a jury last June 7 of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol was sentenced by Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin to serve 12 to 6...
Any Lehighton High School 2011 graduate who placed an order for a Commencement DVD may pick it up in the high school office between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Tamaqua's annual Sidewalk and Community Yard Sale, organized by the Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce, will be held tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or later. The yard sale and sidewalk locations are listed i...